25-2-13. Alteration of legal relations by husband and wife--Separation and support agreements.
A husband and wife cannot by any contract with each other alter their legal relations, except as to property, and except that they may agree in writing to an immediate separation and may make provision for the support of either of them and of their children during such separation. The mutual consent of the parties is sufficient consideration for such separation agreement.
Source: SDC 1939, ยง14.0202.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 02 - Rights And Obligations Of Marriage
Section 25-2-1 - Respect, fidelity, and support.
Section 25-2-3 - Joint tenancies and tenancies in common.
Section 25-2-4 - Rights in separate property.
Section 25-2-5 - Recording inventory of spouse's separate property--Prima facie evidence.
Section 25-2-6 - Separate property not liable for debts of spouse.
Section 25-2-7 - Property rights and powers of spouse.
Section 25-2-8 - Conveyance of spouse's separate property.
Section 25-2-10 - Property transactions of husband or wife--Transactions between spouses.
Section 25-2-11 - Joint and several liability for necessaries.
Section 25-2-12 - Right to spouse's earnings--Earnings of minor children.
Section 25-2-14 - Responsibility for acts of spouse.
Section 25-2-15 - Spouse's power to sue.
Section 25-2-16 - Definitions.
Section 25-2-17 - Formalities.
Section 25-2-19 - Effect of marriage.
Section 25-2-20 - Amendment--Revocation.
Section 25-2-21 - Enforcement.
Section 25-2-22 - Enforcement--Void marriage.
Section 25-2-23 - Limitation of actions.